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Punta del Este vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 61.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 93.0% more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 77.6% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% more in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Punta del Este

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Punta del Este.

Punta del Este vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 93.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$15.04 UYU596.22	+26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$11.28 UYU447.16	+89.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$2.31 UYU91.50	+67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$1.77 UYU70.27	+189.8%
Average			+93.0%

Moscow vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$2.46 UYU97.72	+191.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$7.00 UYU277.63	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$4.80 UYU190.37	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$4.00 UYU158.50	+137.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$5.07 UYU200.88	+105.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$1.43 UYU56.81	+77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$1.18 UYU46.66	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$0.68 UYU26.88	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$1.65 UYU65.36	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$1.01 UYU39.95	+136.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$0.94 UYU37.43	+178.9%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$7.23 UYU286.64	+154.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	+36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+418.3%
Average			+147.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Moscow	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	+421.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	-32.8%
Average			+100.9%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	-26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-45.6%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$3.76 UYU149.05	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$4.26 UYU168.93	+35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$5.01 UYU198.74	+68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	+78.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$10.03 UYU397.48	+52.8%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Moscow	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	-19.4%
Average			+2.4%

Moscow vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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